Dump-car.



W. Q. OLDEN.

DUMP GAR. APPLIOATION FILED DQ.24,1908.

Patented July 27, 1909. I BKEBTEPSBEET 3.

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DUMP OAR.

I 'APPLIOATION III ED-DEO.24,190B. 929,104. v Patented July 27,1909,

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w. Q. OLDEN.

DUMP OAR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 24,1908. i 929,104. Patented July 27,1909.

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-7 are vertical sections taken at lines Wllji'ilAM Q4 OTADEN, OF (HUI-MR1 ILLINOIS, ASSIGNGR Oi ONE-Enid TO HIMSELF, AND

ONE-HALF TO ROBERT E. (KEEP BELL, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

DUMPOAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. .rui 27, IQUU.

Application filed. Deco-"m ner 2st, 1908. Serial No. JSAE.

To (1H whom 'i n r- I 2 y murmur: Ilc it lqnonnl 152i. IL! mar (I (limits, :r citizen oi the tinned ill-"S, residing at (hiv to the accompanying drzi inns.

This invention relates to, improvements in dump cars of the type lmfring one or more large central openings town-d :rhich inclined end and side walls lead, the said openings being each closed by it pair 01'' swinging doors hinged along the longitudinal center of the car so that when opened the load will be dumped ritthc sides of the cur.

lhc objects ol my invention are to provide improved means for opening and closin such doors; to provide means for i'lecting the socurc locking of thc doors in their closed p0sition; to provide men. 5 whereby the door or doors on one. side may be opened independcntly of thc door or doors on the other side or both the doors on both sides may be unlocked and. dropped sinniltsneousl); to provide means for keeping the lilting chains for the doors tzmt at all times; and to improve generally theconstructimi and operation of devices of this general character. l lrccoinplish these objects by the means shown in the drawings and hereinsl'ter specifically dcscribed.

That which ll believe to be. new will forth in the claims.

be set In the drawings:-ligiires l and 2 together constitute :r-shlc elevation oi :r (or tnte it plain view of such crux. Figs. 5, 6 and 6 6, and T T, respectively, of l and Fig 8 is adetziil clone of the door latches and a part of the mechanism for operating the some, the hitch being in inoperative position. Fig. 9 is 2t View of the seine ports with the hitch in positioi'i to hold the door locked in closed position. Fig. 10 is on edge view of the devices 01' .ll'ig. S, the supporting ports for such devices being in section, the section being token on line 10--1O of Fig. 8. Fig. l] is an enlarged detail of it portion of the rock-shalt through which the door-locking niechzmisni att'onc side of the k i is operiitcd. i2 is an. enlarged detail. being a side ClGrJidOll of one of t is supports in \rl'iich the rock-shalt above referred to ournsled, and l 13 is snenlarged detail oi one oitho dogs that hold the said rock-shalt in place.

' elerring to the several figures ol' the drawings, in which corresponding ports are indicated b3. like reference chorsctcrsz- 2O indicates the side sills ol the ein, preferably formed of heavy channel pic icds.

21 indicates the central sill, llllLClG also of channel pieces, said sill being formed, as shown in 7, of two such pieces placed it distance apart. This center sill is not con tinuous from end to cnrhos it doesnot extend across the delivery openings in the bottom of the oar-r.

22 indicates the sides of the car, said sides being; preferably formed of a number of plates of steel suitsblj, riveted together and held a distance above and parallel with the side sills by a, series oi steel cnglebsrs 23 and channel bars 24, two of such channel bars being employed at each side, one near (Ell-(ll end of the car.

25 indicates four wide heztvy girders ex tending across between the side sills 20 to which they are suitably riveted, the upper edges of such girders being substantially flush with thenpper edges cl the side sills. is shown in Figs. 6 and 7, these girders extomla considerable distance below the sills of the car and at their ends are inclined l'roin the side sills inner-(h These girders are at opposite ends of the discharge openings in the "door ol the car, through which openings the material in the car is discharged when the swinging doors liencina'l'ter more specifically referred, to are opened, and, when sued doors are open ed, said girders form ellcctivo guards for preventing the material that is being dumped from passing oil it the sides of the lowered doors, the doors sndthcse girders thusjlorining in reflect/ discharge chutes for the material, as will be well understood.

In the form of construction shown, the cor, which is it very long one, is divided centrally so as to provide two large separate compartments, each extending l'r'om one end ol' the car to this central division wall, and in each compartment are inclined plates forming the lloor ol' the car, the end inclined portions of the liner being indicated bf, 26 and the side inclined portions bv in tliGbOttODlUl each compartment termed is. large opening as clearly seen in Fig. 6.

normally closed by two swinging doors, the upper face of each of which is composed of a steel sheet or sheets, said upper surface being indicated by 28. These doors are formed exactly alike, except that the portion'ZS of one door of each pair is wider than the other so as to always extend over the central joint, A pair of these doors is provided for each of the discharge openings, each pair being pivoted on suitable studs or heavy pins suitably secured in the adjacent girders 25, said pins passing through end bars forming. part of each door and to which the plates 28 of the deer are suitably secured along their ends. .The supporting framework of each door to which the plates 28 are secured comprises end bars 30, intermediate cross bars 30 and longitudinally-extending bars 31. .To each of the intermediate bars 30 of each door I rivet a bar, preferably of angle iron, indicated by 32, which bars project for a considerable distance below the door proper, the two bars 32 of each door being suitably braced together by braces 33.

The construction described provides a rigid framework depending from and secured to each door, insuring the equal distribution of the strain incident to raising the door so that such door will alw ys be moved properly from lowered to raised position and with a minimum amount of binding or friction on its pivotal bearings. To each door I attach a lifting chain 34, the connection of such chain to the door being, in the construction shown, through the medium of a swinging bail 35, the ends of said bail being turned and inserted through the depending bars 32 near the lower ends thereof and the lifting chain 34 being attached to such bail substantially centrally thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 8 and 4.

The lifting chain 34 is connected at its upper end to a shaft 36 located at one side of the carand extending longitudinally thereof, around which shaft the chain is adapted to be wound to cause at raising of the door. There are two of these shafts 36, one at each side of the car, each extending from ncarono end of the car to a sufficient distance toward the other end to adapt it to receive hath of the lifting chains 34 at that side of the car.

As its only purpose is to cause the two chains at that side to be wound up for the purpose stated, it of course is not necessary to extend the shaft through to both ends of the car.

As the devices at each side of the car are exact] the same, a description of the constructlon and operation of one side will he understood as applying for beta sides.

37 indicates st rt strips riveted in place beneath the -inclh ed side portions of the car floor, in which strips the shaft 36 is journaled.

38 indicates short pieces of channel iron projecting out from the inner faces of the side sills 20 to which they are suitably riveted, a pair of such short channel irons being located opposite the central portion of each door and having journaled between them a roller 39 over which the lifting chain. 34 of the adjacent door is led. This chain passes through a suitahlc opening 40 in a long plate 41 that extends from end to end of the car at the side of the car, and. which is supported upon and suitably secured to the upper edge of the side sill and the up )er edge of the girders extends to near one end of the ear is aflixed a capstan 42 adapted to be turned by a suitable bar inserted in one of its sockets, and which, when so turned, will cause a rotation of the said shaft 36 and the consequentwinding up of the two chains 34 that are aflixed at one end to it, which will raise both the doors connected through such chains and their res motive bails so as to close the OPOIIiD through which material has been discharged from the car. These chains are not intended to support the doors in their raised position, but the same will be supported by separate locking devices, the construction and method of operation of which will be hereinafter de scribed.

43 indicates a coiled spring on the shaft 36, one end of the same being fixedly secured to a small bracket 44 attached to the body of the car and the other end being attached to the shaft. This spring tends constantly to rotate its shaft in a direction to wind up the lifting chains 34 that are connected to the shaft, and the spring will ordinarily be under greatest tension when the shaft has been retated to permit the doors to drop to discharging position. The spring, while a fairly strong one, is not strong enough and is not intended to be strong enough to exert a shillcient force upon the shaft to overcome the weight of the doors, but will always l cs1=lilriont to talco up any slack in the chain when the doors are down. as well as to keep the respective hails 35 connected to such chains hold raised against the door-frames, as well shown in Fig. 5, thus preventing the hails from at any time falling in contact withtho ground, and holding them up during the discharge of 'the load. l'lhen the doors are raised to close the discharge 'oinruings in the bottom of the car, the springs \tlll he under less tension than when the doors are lowered, but will still retain enough power to rotate the shafts sufficiently to wind up the slack of the chains therely prevonling them from swinging and tion.

Referring now to the means employed for locking the doors securely in place when in their raised position, and for releasing such locking -mechanism, 45 indicates a shaft,

rattling while the car is in mo- At that end of t 1e shaft 36 that I sets of supports and to such preferably angular in cross section, as shown, except ]l .-S l.)(-.m1fig portions, one oi such shafts heinv irovidcd i or ochdoor end hein a b of alength suli-stnnticlly the some as the length of the door. ilnch. of these shafts is suitably journeled near its ends in n pair of Jrnclrets in formed of short sections of char] nel ironthat are secured near the inner face of one of the side sills 20. The portion of the shaft hetween the channel. iron pieces 4.6 squared or angular, is clearl indicated in Fig. 11,- whe e 'hllOiJPiHilflgZ portions of the slutl't are show 1, and to this squared portion between the hemingsis secured one end of s linl; i? het the iOI'lx'tNl upper end of which is pitotally.nttnched another link 455 which at other end .pivotnll attached to on. irregilleushoped block 49 that constitutes'the holding lntch nroper, said latch itself being pivoted to a pin 50, the ends of which are secured in the cnonnel iron supportsefi. Thelinlcs 4l 7-4i8 together form a pencil-toggle arms which when forced to nine; them into nearly 2. straight line will act to force the hitch -19 out into holding position heneoth' theedgc of the door, such toggie nrnis being then supported, as clearly shown in Figfl, by a. pin 51 that is secured to the supporting channel irons 46. As stated,

thereise pair of these supporting channel irons near eaclrend of o door, and a latch end its opcretin linlis are provided in connection with each set oi" supporting devices and consequently the door will he latched end firmly supported near each oi its ends.

As shown in Fig. 2,.Where the side sill of the cor is broken away, and as indicated by dotted'lines fin Fig. 1, each angular shaft 4-5 projects at one of its ends beyond one of its projecting and eu ulnr end is iitted at short link 52 by the turning oil which said. shalt will he caused to rotate. This link has pivoted to its other end the lower end of an arm 53, to the upper end of which pivotell dttcched n linlc 5 that is also connected torn. rock-shalt 55, said roclr-sli zrl't hein; "preferably angular, exeep of coursent its hearing,portions. T his roclo shaft is supported in some of the strips 37 in whichv are journnicd the shaft 3:36. The arm 53 znulthelinl: 5i pivoted to it also con stitute a pair ol' toggle nieinhers. llnch rock-shaft 55 1 has over one end of the csr so that, like. "ncljncent shaft 36, it will be easily .nccessihle by the operator. At this projectin I end, it has secured upon it on ooeriiting lever oowhich can be grasped by the; operator and .inovedto rock. the shalt. The end oft-his lever is 'provided with 1r hole 57 through which a he or pin can be passed end else passed through it corresponding hole in a small hreclrct 58 secured to the supporting framework of the car, whereby the lever can be locked" down to prevent any possibility occidental displacement.

Q em) 59 indicates an nir c linder at the end of the car over the longitudinalcei'lterthereoi to which on air pipe 60-h s that air pressure controlled hf the engineer of the train. .ino r be employed tol'orce .1-

ton in such cylinder. 1

61 indicates it cross hood centrally pivoted to the rod 62 connected with the piston in ssio cylinder.

63 indicates 9. link at catch end oi .nid cross hon-d and pivotolly con-nected therewith, the lower end of each link he' 1,; pivotally connected to one oithc lover 5 lt is evident that it both ol; these level. 5.15 he lisconnected or unlocked from their connection. with the hrnoltets 58, that the upward movement of the piston-rml, cnrr course the cross head 61, Wlll pull up the levers and turn ooth of the ror;-.l:-shnl'ts. If, however, only one rock-shalt is to be turned, the lever 56 tl at is connected with the other rock-shaft will he left locked down, as shown in Fig.

1. In order to provide for the ready and comparatively easy detachment and replacement of the shafts 45 that carry the door latches and the parts innnei'liotely connect therewith, I form in the lower edges ol the pairs of supporting 1neinhers46 curved slots 64, into the lower open ends of which the hearing portions of the shafts 4-5 can be entered and the shafts then pushed so that they rest at the. closed ends of said slots. It is then of course necessary to look the shaft in place noninst sliding out of said slots, and I do this lay means of n .(log 65 having at its larger and shnl't-cnonging end a wide notch 66 of a size and shape to receive the hearing portion of the shut t. T his dog is locnted alongside one olench pair of short ztngleirons 46, ns'cleerly shown in Fig. 10, and after it has been plncc-zl in position so as to engage the shnl't PS stated, it is secured at it. other end by the pin 51 that also acts as it stop for the pair of toggle levers 47--48f It is evident that in case of any necessity arising for replacing one of the latches or any of the ports immediately connected thercv-dtli, the shaft 45 can he very quickly removed y withdrawing: the pins 51, thus releasing the dogs 65 and allowing the shaft to he pulled out through the lower ends oi soil curved slots.

' \Vith n 'cnr'lmrilezl with material which is desired to be duinpe-Jl, the operator w ll disconnect that one of the levers 56 ironrits en- 'g'ngeinent with its hrecket 58 that at that side of the car at which the dumping is to he perfonnedf or, it dumping is to be performed at hotli side's," then of course both lc vers will be disconnected. Either or both of the rock shofts 55 are now to he turned, either by use of air controlled from the engine as iescriheo,-in which event dumping can be simultaneously performed at both sides if both levers are unlocked, or st that the usual pis 2;; with it of i side Where but one lever is unlocked, or can be performed independent of the power device by the operator pulling up by hand either or both of the actuating levers. The' effect of such turning of the rock-shaft 55 is to break the toggle composed. of the members 53-54 and of course causing an upward ull on the member 53, which pulls up the link 52, breaking the toggle formed by the members 47-48 and drawing back the pivotcd latch 49 with which the toggle member 48 ispivotally engaged. The withdrawal of the latch of course allows the door, under whose edge it has rested, to drop. The downward movement of the door is arrested by heavy angleirons 67, riveted to the girders 25. As the chains 34 unwind from their shaft 36, the coiled spring on said shaft has its tension increased, and, as stated, will hold the bail 35 as shown at the left-hand side of Fig. 5, thus keeping it clear of the ground or road-bed' After the load has been discharged, the lowered gates are raised by winding up the chains o said shaft 36, such shaft being rotated by the aid of the capstan 42 as above explained. After the doors have been brought to their uppermost position to close the discharge opening, the operator by pulling up on the proper hand-lever 56, will rock the shaft and such rocking will straighten out the toggle members 53-5-l so that theyarc ust slightly out of jalinement, as seen at the right-hand side of Fig. 6, and this movement will also straighten out the other set of toggle members 474S, they also just passing beyond perfect alinement, and, by reason of their contact with and stoppage by the pin 51, they will be held locked in this position. The motion imparted to these parts to bring them into the positions described, will throw, the latch pivoted to the end of the link member 48 under the edge of the raised door and the door will thereby be securely locked. As before explained, the coiled spring 43 will still retain enough power to keep the lifting chains 34 wound on the shaft sufficiently to prevent any slack.

By this construction, it is evident that the iifting chains are lifting chains only, and that after having performed their function they do not in any manner assist in holding up the doors but that on the contrary the doors are supported wholly by the latches described and thereby the doors are held much more securely and evenly than if reliance were placed upon the lifting chains for such purpose.

By providing each door with the down wardly extending framework located between the front and rear edges of the door, and securing to the lower end of such framework thepivotcd bail described to which a lifting chair is attached, I apply the lifting power said to he more evenly istributed the whole length of the door, thereby causing it to swing easily and with a minimum amount of friction on its pivots, and I secure the application of the power at an advantageou point for leverage purposes. e

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening and a lifting chain therefor, of a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds and automatically-acting means tending to rotate said shaft sufficiently to take up any slack in the chain when said door is open.

2. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening and a lifting chain therefor, of a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds and automatically-acting means tending to. rotate said shaft sufficiently to take u an slack in the chain when said door is c ose 3. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening and a lifting chain therefor, of a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds and automatieally-acting means tending to rotate said shaft sufficiently to take up 'any I slack in the chain when. said door is in either its open or its closed position.

4. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening and a lifting chain therefor, of a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds, and a coiled spring secured at one end to said shaft and secured at its other end to a fixed support, said spring exerting a force on said shaft sufficient to keep the chain free from slack but not sufficient to cause a closing of the door.

5. In a dump car having a discharge open- .ing, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening, and a pivoted bail secured to the under part of said door, of a lifting chain connected with said bail and a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds.

6. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the crnnbination with a pivoted door for said o iening and a pivoted bail secured to the under part of said door, of a lifting chain connected with said bail, a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds, and automaticallyacting means tending to rotate said shaft sufficiently to hold up said bail and take up any slack in the chain.

7. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening, a depending framework se-: cured to the under face of the door, and a pivoted device secured to the said framework, of a lifting chain connected with saidpivbtcd device, and a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds.

8. In a dump car having a discharge opening, the combination with a pivoted door for said opening, a depending framework 'se sea ed 4 5' cured to the under face of the door, and a said inclosing device for connecting said rock-' {shaft and -latch, a second rock-shaft, and

pivoted device secured to the said frame Work, of a lifting, chain connected with said pivoted device, a rotatable shaft on which said chain winds, and automatically'acting means tending to rotate said shaft sufliciently to hold up said pivoted deviceand take up any slack in the chain.

9. In a side-dump car, the'cinnbination,

with a pivoted door and means for moving it into closed position, of a latch adapted to engage the free edge of the door, amok-shaft suitably journaled in place near the side' of the car and in proximity to said door, means connecting said rock-shaft and latch whereby said latch will be turned by the rocking of said shaft, asecond rock-shaft extending to near one end of the car and provided with an operating device, and means connecting said two rock-shafts. I

10. In a side-dump car, the cor nation with a" pivoted door and means for moving it into closed position, of a latch adapted to engage the free edge of the door, a rock-shaft suitably journaled in place near the side of the Ear and in proximity to said door, means connecting sai rock-shaft and. latch whereby said latch will be turnedby the rocking of said shaft, a second rocleshaft extending to near one end of the car and provided with an operating device, and a pair of toggle mem bers connecting said two rock-shafts.

11. In a side-dump car, the combination with a pivoted door and means for moving it into closed'position, of a latch adapted to engage the free edge of the door, a roclc-s'haft suitably journaled in place near the side of the car and in proximity to such door, a pair of toggle members connecting said rock shaft and. latch, a second rock-shaft, and means connecting said two rock-shafts.

12. In a side-dump car, the combination with a pivoted door and means for moving it into closed position, of a latch adapted to en gage the free edge of the door, a rock-shaft suitably journaled in place near the side of the car and in proximity to such door, a pair of toggle members connecting said rockshaft and latch, a second rock-shaft, and means connecting said two rocleshafts, said connecting means comprising two other toggle members.

13. In a side-dump car, the combination with a pivoted door and means for moving it into closed position, of a latch adapted to engage the free edge of the door, a double Walled inclosing device in which said latch is located and to which it is pivotally secured, a rock-shaft passing through and journaled in said inclosing device, means alsowithin wa led inclosing device in which said latch is located and to which it is pivotally secured, lever mechanism also located in and pivotally connected to said inclosing device and :pivotally connected to said latch, 'a'rocks shaft passing through and journaled-in said nclosmg device an connected with said lever mechanism, a second rock-shaft, and

15. In a side-dump car, the combination with a pivoted door and means for moving it into closed position, of a latch ada ted to hbld the door in such position, a roc -shaft,

-means connecting said two rock-shafts to gather.

means for connectin said rock-shaft and latch so that said latch will be moved by the rocking of said shaft, a supporting plate in which said shaft is journaled, said plate having a slot to receive said shaft, anda movable locking .iece adapted to bear against said shaft to liold it in place in said slot.

16. Ina dump-car the combination with a pt'iir of swinging doors adapted to discharge material from the'car at opposite sides of the car, and means for separately locking said doors in closed position, of an operating rock-shaft at each side of the car, with each of which one of said sets of locking means is connected, each of said rock-shafts extending to near one end of the car, an operatmg lever connected to each of said rock-shafts, a crosshead connecting said levers, and power niechanismfor moving said cross-head.

17. In a dump-car, the combination with a pair of swingin doors adapted to discharge material from t 1e car at opposite sides of the car, and means for separately locking salddoors in closedv position, of an operating rock-shaft at each side of the car, with each of which one ofsaid sets of locking means is connected, each of said rock shafts extending to near one end of the car, an o crating lever connected to each ofsaid rocles afts, a crosshead connecting said levers, power mechanism for moving said cross-head, and means for separately ocking either or both of said levers against turning. I

WILLIAM Q. OLDEN.

Witnesses: l

ALBERT H. ADAMS, W. H. DE BUSK. 

